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Chapter 24 30's and Depression Flashcards

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What happened on “black Tuesday”

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the stock market crashed

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Who is Dorthea Lange?

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a famous photographer during the Great Depression

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What was the Bonus Army?

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veterans of World War I who camped in Washington and demanded their bonus early

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Who won the Election of 1932

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FDR

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What was the 3 parts of the New Deal?

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Relief, Recover, Reform

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Who were the “Brain Trust”

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group of advisers who assisted FDR in making early economic policy

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What is the RFC and what did it do?

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Reconstruct Finance Corporation that gave money to the state governments to improve the economy

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What is the CCC and what did it do?

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Civilian Conservation Corps and it gave unemployment relief

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What is the FERA and what did it do?

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration and it directed federal money for relief, funneled through state and local governments.

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What is AAA and what did it do?

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Agricultural Adjustment Administration that brought federal farm aid

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What is the NIRA and what did it do?

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National Industrial Recovery Act and it used self-regulating industrial codes to revive economic activity

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What is the PWA and what did it do?

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Public Works Administration and it increased employment by starting federal public work projects

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What did the Emergency Banking Relief Act do?

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it enlarged federal authority over private banks

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What did the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act do?

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It created Large scale public work programs for the jobless

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What did the Social Security Act do?

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it gave pensions to old-aged citizens and gave unemployment insurance

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What did the National Labor Relations Act do?

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guaranteed the right to organize trade unions and collective bargain

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What did the Resettlement Administration do?

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Relocated poor rural families and started reforestation and soil erosion projects

18
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What did the National Housing Act do?

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funded public housing and slum clearance

19
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What did the Fair Labor Standards Act do?

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established minimum wage and maximum hours

20
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What did the Wagner Act do?

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it guaranteed basic rights of workers to organize into trade unions

21
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What was the Congress of Industrial Organizations?

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a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions.

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What did the National Reclamation Act do?

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it funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states

23
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What did the Federal Writers Project do?

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funded writers all across the country

24
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Who was the key speaker on the Fireside chat?

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FDR

25
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Who used the Blue Eagle?

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companies that wanted to show compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act

26
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Who were in the American Liberty League?

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conservative Democrats that opposed the New Deal of Franklin D. Roosevelt

27
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What did Father Coughlin do?

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he used the radio to reach a mass audience to criticize FDR

28
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What did Francis Townsend propose?

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a monthly pension of $200 for all citizens over 60

29
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What did Huey Long propose?

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a “share the wealth” program

30
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Who was Frances Perkins?

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the first woman appointed to the U.S. cabinet. She was the U.S. Secretary of Labor

31
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What was the “New Deal coalition”?

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FDR’s fan club that later supported the democratic party until the 1960’s

32
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Who was Henry Wallace?(3)

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33rd Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce

33
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Where was Boulder Dam and what is its current name?

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on the Colorado River, Hoover Dam

34
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What did the Grapes of Wrath focus on?

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the migration of the Okies from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl

35
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What did the Schecter v. US case do?

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overturned the NRA

36
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What did the court packing plan propose to do?

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replace the older judges on the Supreme Court with new ones

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What was the Black Cabinet?

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an informal group ofAfrican-Americanpublic policy advisors toUnited States PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt

38
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What did Mary MacLeod Bethune do?

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she founded a school for African American students in Florida

39
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Who was the Secretary of the Treasury during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Henry Morgenthau

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